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    The Land of Heart's Desire
    The Land of Heart's Desire
    The Land of Heart's Desire
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    The Land of Heart's Desire

    By W. B. (William Butler) Yeats

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    Release dateNov 27, 2013
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      The Land of Heart's Desire - W. B. (William Butler) Yeats

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      Title: The Land Of Heart's Desire

      Author: William Butler Yeats

      Release Date: February, 2004 [EBook #5168] [Yes, we are more than one year ahead of schedule] [This file was first posted on May 27, 2002]

      Edition: 10

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      *** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE LAND OF HEART'S DESIRE ***

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      THE LAND OF HEART'S DESIRE BY W. B. YEATS

      1912

      First Edition ………………………. 1894

      Second Edition (in Poems by W. B. Yeats) 1895

      Third Edition ,, ,, 1899

      Fourth Edition ,, ,, 1901

      Fifth Edition ,, ,, 1904

      Sixth Edition ,, ,, 1908

      Seventh Edition (revised) ……………. 1912

      (All rights reserved.)

                                          To

                                     FLORENCE FARR

      THE LAND OF HEART'S DESIRE

                  O Rose, thou art sick.

                           WILLIAM BLAKE

      MAURTEEN BRUIN BRIDGET BRUIN SHAWN BRUIN MARY BRUIN FATHER HART A FAERY CHILD

      The Scene is laid in the Barony of Kilmacowen, in the County of

      Sligo, and at a remote time.

      THE LAND OF HEART'S DESIRE

      SCENE.—A room with a hearth on the floor in the middle of a deep alcove to the Right. There are benches in the alcove and a table; and a crucifix on the wall. The alcove is full of

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